As with all things Paula Deen, I will give you the list of ingredients in the cake, but not the amounts. Really, it is for your protection! :) It has butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cake flour, baking powder, and cocoa. I left out the ingredients last night and woke up the morning to mix together - it's a very easy cake.

This cake is REALLY tall. The batter almost overflowed. You need at least a 12 cup bundt pan...next time I might make a bundt and some mini bundts as well. You can find the full recipe here.

We are almost done with National Library Week! Each day, I'm mentioning a library thing. Today, it's magazines! I love me the magazine. They are like adult picture books - short, full of photos and quick to read. The best thing about my quarterly trips to the dentist is catching up on which celebrities are breaking up, what they are wearing, and if they are eating in 2009. I subscribe to Newsweek at home so I look smart to my postal carrier, but I devour People! :) I get a lot of baking ideas from the magazines at the library. So, don't forget to visit your library, take a seat, and get lost in the world of food, sports, politics, world news, and, um, celebrity trash.

To celebrate Day 4 of National Library Week, I'm giving away the following to one lucky winner:a. 1 dozen (12) mini tart shells (the ones on the green photo below)b. Handmade beaded bookmark (designed by my friend Agnes!)

c. Disneyland book bag (uber environmental and light)

To enter the Day 4 Giveaway, simply leave a comment below (one entry per person) and I'll pick the winner from a hat. Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2009 at midnight PDT. If your comment isn't linked to a blog where I can find you, please leave your email or check back on Tuesday, April 21st to see if you won. Shipping to U.S. addresses only.

Thanks for all your comments, especially about your local library! I hope you visit, support and check things out of your library!

Don't forget to enter the daily giveaways to celebrate National Library Week!Day 1 Giveaway for mini-cake pans, Day 2 Giveaway for mini-loaf pans, and Day 3 Giveaway for Trader Joe's Favorites. Deadline is also Monday, April 20, 2009!

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Hey Mary , Hooray I am the first one to comment! We visited our local city library yesterday and the kids had a lot of fun at storytime (while I could sneak in some cookbooks;-) ) The Librarian had my son beaming as she called him a "very keen listener and a well behaved boy" He tried his best to live that image the whole day! It's tough to be 3 year old boy and be good all day:-)).

I had to drop by early to see what the library ladies were up to today! That cake looks sinful! (I'm too scared to look at the amounts!) Did you make these in advance, or are you really making a gorgeous dessert every day?

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Love the cake. I usually don't make Paula's recipes because of the butter content, but maybe this one will be worth it:) Again, thanks for another fun day of giveaways. I love my library!! I go every week!

wow i'd love a slice of that cake for breakfast today!! :PI just found out my local library is offering a Credit Report and Identity Theft class today.. Gotta go check that out. As always, everything you bake looks fantastic!!

I use our local library almost daily. I have a major daily commute to work and listen to Books-On-Tape audio CD's every day. I read all the new books in my monthly book club catalogs, go online to see if the library has them, place a hold, pick up when I get the email notification. Luv it

I love renting movies from the library. Our library lets you reserve online and then they pull it up front for you. On those days when I'm in a hurry I can drive up, walk in, get stuff, check out in less than 5 mins! love it!

I sometime think I should change my blog title to "Chocolate & Cream Cheese" It's one of my absolute favorite combinations and this cake looks so sinful. Thank you for not posting measurements, it's probably best I fall in love with the looks, be determined to make it and worry about the calories later.

Fellow librarian who bakes for the staff says: I made this pound cake in mini bundt pans AND a loaf pan for my dad for Easter. He and my sister split one and added ice cream and chocolate syrup. I understand they're still bouncing off the walls.

Not only a wonderful recipe (how can you go wrong with a Paula Dean cake involving chocolate and butter?), but wonderful pictures! Love the little Nancy Pearl Action Figures showcasing the tart pans :)